

Mad Max
The maximum force of the future.
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
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6.7/10
5,166 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $350K
- Box office
- $100M
- Language
- English
- australia
- petrol
- baby
- chain
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- exploitation
- villain
- bridge
- matter of life and death
- benzine
- biker
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRSeguin, Texas15 Feb 1980
- TheatricalR21 Mar 1980
- PhysicalRGoodTimes Home Video #05-04051 [VHS] 93 minutes1 Jan 1993
- PhysicalRDVD18 Nov 1997
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical188 Nov 1979
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+12 Apr 1979
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical4 Feb 1982
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1615 Sept 1980
- TV14SBT7 Jan 2005
- Physical16VHS & DVD4 Jul 2005
ChinaCN
- Digital / OTTYOUKU21 Feb 2011
- Digital / OTTIQIYI20 Jan 2017
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival6 Apr 2019
- Digital / OTTbilibili10 Oct 2020
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical19 Aug 1980
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1512 Mar 1980
FinlandFI
- TVK-1613 Mar 2015
- TVK-1614 Mar 2015
FranceFR
- Theatrical12VIsa CNC 5186912 Jan 1982
- PhysicalVHS3 Apr 1997
- PhysicalDVD3 Oct 2001
- PhysicalBlu-ray2 May 2014
- TheatricalRenewal of screen certificate16 Apr 2015
- Digital / OTTVOD12 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTTPrime Video1 Jan 2022
- TVà 21h00 sur Arte•tv29 Jun 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1629 Feb 1980
GreeceGR
- Theatrical168 Oct 1980
Frequently asked questions
Mad Max was released on 12 April 1979.
Audience reviews
7- J8/10
John Chard
9/25/2014
Low budget classic that is now a genre landmark. Set somewhere in the future we are privy to a world where the roads are ruled by maniac gangs with souped up cars, and bikers that literally could come from hell. Trying to stop these marauding loons are the overstretched police force who themselves ride in exceptionally fast cars. At the front of this story is Max Rockatansky, a good honest cop trying to hold his o…
- T9/10
talisencrw
1/21/2016
Though I had only seen the previous installment, 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome', which I enjoyed whilst a great many people didn't, with the present sequel earning ten (!?) Oscar nominations, I wanted to catch up on things before seeing the new film at the Cineplex. I was very pleased with this early film in the post-apocalyptic movie category, and can see how and why both it and star Mel Gibson became so successful. O…
- G9/10
Gimly
4/12/2019
Who'd have thought we'd still be talking about a $350,000 film, 40 years after it was made? And who'd have thought it would be in a positive way. _Mad Max_ was one of the most formative films ever released, and not only is **one of** my favourite films, but is chief inspiration to my **actual** favourite film of all time, Neil Marshall's _Doomsday_. _Final rating:★★★★½ - Ridiculously strong appeal. I can’t stop t…
- J8/10
JPV852
11/29/2020
For whatever reason, never had seen the original and doesn't disappoint, some good action and gut wrenching scenes defying the rules of killing pets and kids, Mel Gibson is quite good in the role and look forward to checking out the sequels. **3.75/5**
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/22/2022
It's not often that these dystopian scenarios ever leave the USA, so it's interesting that this one introduces us to the massive expanse of the Australian desert and to the young policeman "Max" (Mel Gibson). His job is pretty thankless - and perilous. He must patrol the remote countryside trying to protect what is left of civilisation from marauding motor cycle gangs who are constantly on the search for fuel - for t…
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